AAN News

Registration for Web Publishing and AAN West Conferences Now Open

After a one-year absence, both AAN West and the Web Publishing Conference are returning to the Bay Area this winter. The Web Publishing Conference will take place Jan. 27-29 at the Argonaut Hotel near San Francisco's famed Fisherman's Wharf, and AAN West will happen Jan. 29-30 across the bay in Berkeley. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  11-23-2009  9:16 pm  |  Association News

Richard Karpel, Erik Wemple Talk About Alt-Media's 'Economic Woes'new

AAN's executive director and Washington City Paper's editor joined the Project for Excellence in Journalism's Mark Jurkowitz and former Washington Blade editor Kevin Naff on a D.C. public-radio show yesterday for a wide-ranging discussion about how the digital transformation, changing demographics and the recession are affecting alternative media.
WAMU-FM  |  11-20-2009  12:12 pm  |  Industry News

Las Vegas CityLife Staffer Lampoons Pols with Fake Twitter Accountsnew

Andrew Kiraly has taken to Twitter to poke fun at Nevada politicians like Sen. John Ensign and Gov. Jim Gibbons, in what he calls "a text version of an editorial cartoon." Kiraly's fake account for Ensign, who admitted to having an affair this summer, drew the attention of a staffer for the senator, who called the content "vulgar," "offensive" and "deceptive." That account has been shut down by Twitter, but Kiraly has launched a new one that is more clearly labeled as parody. The most recent entry from SenatorEnsign2: "I advise the women of America NOT to postpone breast exams. Be responsible and proactive. Take your health into my own hands."
LasVegasNow.com  |  11-19-2009  10:59 am  |  Industry News

Four More AAN Papers Join SelectAlternatives

NOW Magazine, Boise Weekly, Monterey County Weekly and Mountain Xpress are the latest AAN papers to choose the SelectAlternatives local personals/dating software for their websites. Twenty-seven AAN papers are now using SelectAlternatives. (FULL STORY)
Sutcliffe Associates Press Release  |  11-18-2009  11:09 am  |  Press Releases

Is Facebook Becoming Uncool for 18-24s?new

Adweek  |  11-16-2009  10:24 am  |  Industry News

Another Discounted NewsU Webinar Scheduled for Next Week

AAN is pleased to offer its members another opportunity for online professional development through a recently-created partnership with News University. "Newswriting for the Web," a one-hour webinar, is available to the first 20 AAN members who register at the special rate of $15.00 (the webinar regularly costs $29.95). To access the AAN-member only code, click here (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  11-12-2009  12:56 pm  |  Association News

VVM Building Web Revenues by Collecting Niche Partnersnew

Village Voice Media CEO Jim Larkin tells Forbes that for web revenues, the company is continuing to focus on its "Voice Local Network," which sells ads on niche websites that partner with VVM. Larkin also says that VVM is on track to pull in $120 million in ad revenue this year (down from $141 million last year), and that the company is running at a profit.
Forbes  |  11-09-2009  12:33 pm  |  Industry News

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